This is why I minimize any and all apps on my phone. For example, my piece of shit gym requires you to log in with their aids mobile app. I refuse to install it so every time I walk into the gym, they have to log me in with my phone number. They always give me shit and tell me to get the app. Every time I just tell them I’m not going to do it and if they don’t want to accommodate me, I’ll just find a new gym. I’m not installing a spyware app just to log into the fucking gym thank you very much. I guarantee that crap gym app does similar shit to what Meta does. Mobile apps are horrendously insecure.
You’re not affected if (and only if)
You access Facebook and Instagram via the web, without having the apps installed on your phone
You browse on desktop computers or use iOS (iPhones)
You always used the Brave browser or the DuckDuckGo search engine on mobile
basically, don’t ever install meta apps on any of your devices and use a browser that has good tab isolation, always use Firefox would be my advice
This is why I minimize any and all apps on my phone. For example, my piece of shit gym requires you to log in with their aids mobile app. I refuse to install it so every time I walk into the gym, they have to log me in with my phone number. They always give me shit and tell me to get the app. Every time I just tell them I’m not going to do it and if they don’t want to accommodate me, I’ll just find a new gym. I’m not installing a spyware app just to log into the fucking gym thank you very much. I guarantee that crap gym app does similar shit to what Meta does. Mobile apps are horrendously insecure.